http://www.mirengutierrez.com Writer and journalist Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:01:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ITALY: Being a Refugee Becomes a Dream By Aldo Ciummo* Claudine Mbuyi Credit:Aldo Ciummo ROME, Jul 16 (IPS) - Ernestine Kayindo fled Goma town in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1997 amidst fighting between the regular army and rebels of the National Congress for the Defence of the People (NCDP), ... http://www.mirengutierrez.com/2008/07/17/new-article-about-refugees-in-italy-with-aldo-ciummo/ By Miren Gutierrez* Two journalists at the recent FAO summit in Rome. Only one-third of the journalists working in Italian newsrooms are women. Credit:Sabina Zaccaro/IPS ROME, Jun 9 (IPS) - "We should not be all that surprised that we are stalled," says Jane Ransom, executive director of the International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF), ... http://www.mirengutierrez.com/2008/06/09/women-media-stuck-at-the-starting-gate/ By Miren Gutierrez* Heavy duty. Women are often the face, but rarely the boss behind the news. Credit:Sabina Zaccaro/IPS ROME, Jun 6 (IPS) - Observe any summit picture -- you won't find many women. The mystery of female underrepresentation in the echelons of power persists: after so many decades of the feminist movement, ... http://www.mirengutierrez.com/2008/06/06/women-media-conspicuous-by-their-absence/ By Miren Gutierrez and Aldo Ciummo* A scene from "Gomorra". ROME, May 27 (IPS) - The room is packed, the film ends with pounding music, and the word "Gomorra" is shown in an uncomfortable fuchsia over black. The audience applauds and leaves quietly while the music continues to hammer home the ... http://www.mirengutierrez.com/2008/05/28/film-an-apocalyptic-hopeless-den-of-iniquity/ Interview with Sylvia Borren, former executive director, Oxfam Novib Sylvia Borren Credit:Sabina Zaccaro/IPS ROME, May 22 (IPS) - Sylvia Borren was executive director at Oxfam Novib from 1999 until Feb 2008. Before that she was programme director. Oxfam Novib is the "elephant", in her words, at Oxfam International, a confederation of 13 ... http://www.mirengutierrez.com/2008/05/22/qa-of-elephants-mice-and-fleas/ MIREN GUTIÉRREZ | PERIODISTA Y ESCRITORA «Los que más dinero negro lavan son algunos bancos de los países desarrollados»     ALBERTO MOYANO   Vota 3 votos getEstrellas()getVotos() if (window.document.getElementById('num-comentarios')) getNumComentarios('7.0.105351827903') Miren Gutiérrez, durante la presentación de su novela.   La periodista donostiarra hablará mañana en el Aula de Cultura DV sobre las redes de blanqueo de dinero   La ... http://www.mirengutierrez.com/2008/03/12/%c2%ablos-que-mas-dinero-negro-lavan-son-algunos-bancos-de-los-paises-desarrollados%c2%bb/ Q&A: "We Are Haunted By a War Begun Under False Pretences" Interview with Chuck Lewis, founder of the Centre for Public Integrity Credit:Chuck Lewis Centre for Public Integrity founder Chuck Lewis WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (IPS) - Eight key players in the George W. Bush administration, including the president himself, made at least 935 false ... http://www.mirengutierrez.com/2008/01/23/an-interview-with-chuck-lewis-founder-of-the-centre-for-public-integrity/ Q&A: 'Everybody leaves the Forum happier, wiser and stronger' Interview with Roberto Savio, member of the International Committee of the World Social Forum Roberto Savio ROME, Jan 9 (IPS) - Roberto Savio is probably among the best informed insiders at the World Social Forum (WSF). He has been on ... http://www.mirengutierrez.com/2008/01/10/an-interview-with-roberto-savio-of-the-wsf/ POLITICS: Is There a Gender-Specific Leadership Style? By Miren Gutiérrez* ROME, Jan 9 (IPS) - Is there a female way to lead? Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has raised that possibility in saying that she tries to lead through consensus, not by imposition. "While not wishing to generalise, many women have leadership styles ... http://www.mirengutierrez.com/2008/01/09/my-latest-article-on-women-and-power-part-iii/ POLITICS: Mum, Can a Man be President? By Miren Gutiérrez* ROME, Jan 9 (IPS) - "Do you think a man could ever be president?" the little boy in Ireland asks his mother. All his life he has only seen women presidents, currently Mary McAleese.Joanne Sandler, deputy executive director for programmes at the ... http://www.mirengutierrez.com/2008/01/09/my-latest-article-on-women-and-power-part-ii/ POLITICS: For Women, Leaning Doesn't Make For Leading By Miren Gutierrez** ROME, Jan 9 (IPS) - "A woman who enters politics changes; a thousand women who enter politics change politics," Chilean President Michelle Bachelet told the Spanish television channel TVE in a recent interview.It is the former that seems to ring more ... http://www.mirengutierrez.com/2008/01/09/my-latest-article-on-women-and-power/ http://www.mirengutierrez.com/2007/12/21/fotografias-de-la-tertulia-en-san-sebastian/ Un libro de Miren Gutiérrez sigue los pasos de Marc Harris, "uno de los mayores estafadores del Caribe" la periodista donostiarrapresenta la obra 'la ciudad de las cigarras' La escritora ha comenzado a escribir su segundo libro, un trabajo que también excava en la historia negra de Panamá Miren Gutiérrez ... http://www.mirengutierrez.com/2007/12/20/nuevo-articulo-sobre-mi-novela/ El martes, día 18 de diciembre, soy la invitada en una rueda de prensa sobre mi novela La Ciudad de las Cigarras, en la Biblioteca Central, a las 12:30, y en una tertulia literaria, en el mismo lugar, a las 19:30, organizada por Donostia Kultura. Me presenta Beatriz Monrreal. TERTULIAS LITERARIAS 18 ... http://www.mirengutierrez.com/2007/12/14/tertulia-literaria-en-donostia-la-ciudad-de-las-cigarras/ Q&A: 'If Journalism Becomes Further Marginalised, Look Out, World...' Interview with Chuck Lewis, Fund for Independence in Journalism Chuck Lewis ROME, Oct 29 (IPS) - Shrinking newsrooms, declining sales and audiences, vanishing foreign correspondents, concentration of ownership, shrivelling papers...is journalism imploding? Can independent journalism survive? "Yes," says Chuck Lewis, founder ... http://www.mirengutierrez.com/2007/10/29/interview-with-chuck-lewis-of-the-fund-for-independence-in-journalism/ Q&A: 'We Do Not Want to Halve Poverty: Eradicate It' Interview with Sylvia Borren, Executive Director of Oxfam-Novib Credit:Leonard Faustle, Oxfam Novib Sylvia Borren ROME, Oct 8 (IPS) - Sylvia Borren is one of the three co-chairs of GCAP, together with Kumi Naidoo (Secretary General of Civicus) and Ana Agostino (Member of GCAP's Feminist ... http://www.mirengutierrez.com/2007/10/09/interview-about-the-gcap/ "Panameñismos" que convencen libros, 05 Octubre 2007 0 comentarios, escribe el tuyo Hoy habla Nacho Fernández, de la editorial Literaturas.com, sobre el libro La ciudad de las cigarras, de Miren Gutiérrez: ¿Cómo llegó este libro a tus manos? Me lo envió su autora para que lo promocionara en editoriales españolas. ¿Qué te interesó más? ... http://www.mirengutierrez.com/2007/10/08/my-editor-about-my-book/ There it is my new article on democracy in Peru. Q&A: "Just Keeping the Achievements of Democracy Means a Daily Struggle" Interview with Gustavo Gorriti, President of Instituto Prensa y Sociedad  Gustavo Gorriti ROME, Sep 25 (IPS) - With former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori and his intelligence chief Vladimiro Montesinos in jail, Peru faces ... http://www.mirengutierrez.com/2007/09/26/new-article-just-keeping-the-achievements-of-democracy-means-a-daily-struggle/ Q&A: Shipping Still At Sea Interview with David Cockroft, Int'l Transport Workers' Federation Credit:Int'l Transport Workers Federation David Cockroft ROME, Sep 3 (IPS) - A first officer's certificate to navigate a ship and deputise for captain. No training, no skills. Price, 4,500 dollars. David Cockroft sent shock waves through the shipping business when he ... http://www.mirengutierrez.com/2007/09/06/my-last-article-shipping-still-at-sea/ A new presentation of my book has been announced. The cultural association Donostia Kultura has organised a conference in San Sebastian, Spain, on December 16, Tuesday, at 19:30, at the Biblioteca Municipal Central, at Alderdi Eder, tel. 943 48 14 88. About 50 members of the association will be able ... http://www.mirengutierrez.com/2007/08/27/a-new-presentation-of-my-book-has-been-announced/    A bit late, but I'd like to share some photos of the party organised by Planeta publishing house last month. http://www.mirengutierrez.com/2007/08/27/fiesta-at-planeta/ Panamá América: Presentan Novela In August, I presented my book in Panama, where the real facts in which it is based took place. Recientemente la autora Mirien Gutiérre, presentó su novela "La Ciudad de las Cigarras", basada en una investigación periodística. La actividad se llevó a cabo con el auspicio de El Hombre ... http://www.mirengutierrez.com/2007/08/08/more-news-about-the-panama-presentation-of-la-ciudad-de-las-cigarras/ PRIMERA NOVELA. MIREN GUTIÉRREZ. El mundo de las cigarras La periodista Mónica Palm, quien presentó la obra, opinó que el texto habla de ‘como unas cuantas cigarras se aprovechan de 3 millones de hormigas que trabajan arduamente’. La noche de la presentación se vendieron todos los libros de la autora, según informó la ... http://www.mirengutierrez.com/2007/07/29/presentation-in-panama/ Elle magazine recommends my book for this summer. In the box "Women Rarities" it says: They publish in small publishing houses and their books are fascinating. Do you want to meet them? French Judith Brouste analyses the remains of a family in Después de Shanghai, Marion Copeland explains in Cucaracha ... http://www.mirengutierrez.com/2007/07/20/elle-recommends-my-book-among-the-summer-readings/ My international seminar is been announced at the IJNet. Correspondents and editors of international sections are invited to participate in a seminar scheduled for July 27 and 28 in Panama. The idea is for participants to think critically about global issues and apply them to local interest. The seminar has ... http://www.mirengutierrez.com/2007/07/04/seminar-announced-in-international-journalists-network/ The Seminar on international reporting that I am organising in Panama, on July 27 and 28, has been officially announced by CELAP, the centre who is inviting me. Dilmar Rosas, dilmarrosas@celap.com, is the person to talk to if you are interested. Below you'll find more information, in Spanish, about its ... http://www.mirengutierrez.com/2007/07/04/seminar-on-international-journalism-panama/ The interview that ÍñigoHeras did for PeriodistaAudioDigital appears now at Periodista Digital. ENTREVISTA Miren Gutiérrez: “Un buen periodista de investigación debe tener un punto de paranoico” Entre Hong Kong, Nueva York, Panamá y medios como El País o The Wall Street Journal Americas, la periodista Miren Gutiérrez ha logrado convertirse en una verdadera ... http://www.mirengutierrez.com/2007/06/23/interview-in-periodista-digital/ This is the video of the Feria del Libro de Madrid, where I signed books this weekend. http://www.mirengutierrez.com/2007/06/13/presentation-in-la-feria-del-libro-de-madrid-flm/ I was recently interviewed by PeriodistaAudiovisual, a blog about media and journalism. Blogger Íñigo Heras asked me about how to do investigative journalism,  the differences betwen working as journalist in Spain and Italy, and my novel La Ciudad de las Cigarras, based on a real financial investigation. http://www.mirengutierrez.com/2007/06/13/interview-with-periodistaaudiovisual/ Here it is another presentation of La Ciudad de las Cigarras, this time in Seville. http://www.mirengutierrez.com/2007/06/10/video-presentation-of-la-ciudad-de-las-cigarras-in-seville/ I am posting the YouTube video of the presentation of my novel La Ciudad de las Cigarras in Madrid. It was fun. The most interesting part was that some colleagues from La Prensa came to participate, and told stories about good old times in Panama. The hardest questions were about ... http://www.mirengutierrez.com/2007/06/10/24/ By Miren Gutierrez* ROME, Oct 23 (IPS) - In a referendum Sunday Panama unequivocally said 'yes' to a massive canal expansion at a cost of half its gross domestic product, maybe more, in investments. With most of the votes counted, about 80 percent of Panamanians seemed to have approved the mega-project. The ... http://www.mirengutierrez.com/2007/04/06/development-panamanians-say-yes-but-what-next/ By Sabina Zaccaro and Miren Gutierrez* ROME, Feb 13 (IPS) - Abu Omar apparently never knew he had been tailed, so he did not notice that the Italian political crime investigation unit, DIGOS, had stopped following him. But the head of the Central Intelligence Agency in Milan Robert Seldon Lady knew ... http://www.mirengutierrez.com/2007/04/06/rights-italian-intelligence-battle-over-abducted-cleric/